mediation was requested by a u.s. bankruptcy judge yesterday who noted a private negotiation had not been attempted and should be before 18,000 jobs are put to pasture. we spoke to the ceo outside the courthouse yesterday. he said he would support anything that saved jobs. several potential bidders could take twinkies and other brands off of hostess' hands, only if it liquidates. they could kick the tires on an investment, but it's unlikely there would be a buyer for the whole company. that will be the scenario if a deal isn't reached today. there's an 11:00 a.m. court appointment tomorrow on a potential liquidation. >> all right, kayla. thanks very much. we'll be watching that as it develops. so what happens next? hewlett-packard disclosing an $8.8 billion accounting charge this morning because it massively overvalued a company called autonomy that hp acquired last year. hewlett ceo says her company was duped. the founder of the company at the center of the controversy is up next. he's going to give us his side of th